ballpark

Plural: ballparks

Noun

• A facility for ballgames; an estimated numerical range.
• a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games)
  • "take me out to the ballpark"
• near to the scope or range of something
  • "his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark"
• A field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played.
• The general vicinity; somewhere close; a broad approximation.

Adj

• Approximate; close; on the right order of magnitude.

Verb

• To make a rough estimate of.

Examples

• I don’t know the exact score, but it’s in the ballpark of 400.
• If you don’t have the exact expense total, just ballpark it.
• Let’s get in the ballpark, then worry about the fine details.

Synonyms

approximate range, park

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